Tool for emergency handling of a telephone call



July 22, 1969 N. M. WRIGHT, JR 3,456,975

TOOL FOR EMERGENCY HANDLING OF A TELEPHONE CALL Filed Oct. 17, 1967 INVIZNTOR.

F 4 NATHAN M. WRIGHT,JR.

ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,456,975 TOOL FOR EMERGENCY HANDLING OF A TELEPHONE CALL Nathan M. Wright, Jr., Plainfield Pike, Foster, R1. 02825 Filed Oct. 17, 1967, Ser. No. 675,826 Int. (Ill. 1166f 11/00; A47f 13/06 U.S. Cl. 29424 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A tool for lifting the transmitter receiver of a telephone from its stand, which tool has an elongated shank with a U-shaped member at the end for the reception of the transmitter receiver unit and with an olfset projection at the other end to assist in the manipulation of the U- shaped member and also for assisting in dialing.

Summary of the invention An elongated shank of somewhat longer than the length of the human arm with a U-shaped member in a plane at right angles to this shank at one end of a size and shape to fit and grip the handle between the transmitter and receiver of a telephone unit and with a projection at the other end for assisting in manipulating the U-shaped member and also for use in operating the dial of the telephone base.

Brief description of the drawings FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the tool about to pick up the transmitter receiver unit of a telephone;

FIG. 2 is a similar view on a much larger scale showing the bearing points of the tool on the receiver;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation of the tool; and

FIG. 4 is a sectional view on substantially line 4-4 of FIG. 3.

Description of the preferred embodiment With reference to the drawings, designates the base portion of a telephone instrument with a circular index layout 11 of the various letters and numbers for dialing, while 12 designates the rotatably mounted dial having openings 13 therein corresponding to the diflerent groups of numbers and letters of indicia on the part 11. 15 designates generally the transmitter receiver unit having a transmitter 16 and receiver 17 with a handle portion 18 connecting the two and from which a cord 19 leads to the base 10.

The tool of this invention comprises a shank 20 of elongated form usually cylindrical as seen in FIG. 4 and of a length somewhat longer than a persons arm, possibly three feet in length, so as to extend the reach of a person who may grasp the tool. One end of the tool is provided with a member 21 of generally U-shape having arms 22 spaced equally from the center line through the shank 20 and extending upwardly from an arcuate form 23. The arms are spaced apart sufficiently so as to ice engage the handle portion 18 of the transmitter receiver unit with at least one of the arms and possibly both of the arms 22 engaging the opposite sides of the instrument especially when tilted at an angle to the longitudinal plane of the instrument such as shown in plan view in FIG. 2, and with the shank 20 overlying the enlarged flange portion 25 of the receiver part of the instrument so as to provide a good grip at several points on the transmitter receiver unit so that it may be lifted in a fashion from the base 10 to somewhat balance and then laid upon some horizontal support.

At the end of the shank opposite that of the U-shaped member 21, there is a protuberance 30 extending at right angles to the shank 20 and as perhaps best seen in FIG. 3 which enables the hand of the operator to grip the cylindrical shank and assist in manipulating the talk by providing some leverage action for twisting the shank about its center line or axis. This ofiset portion 30 will also be of a size to enter the openings 13 in the rotary dial so that it may be used for dialing a number. The rounded portions 31 of this protuberance just fit into the circular openings of the dial but do not permit the protuberance to extend all the way through the openings, while the reduced portion 32 acts as a centering means for easier finding of the opening in the dial.

This instrument may be used in an emergency as at times a person may fall and be so injured that it is impossible for them to handle the telephone in a normal way, whereas if this device is close to the telephone, it may serve to provide the means by which assistance may be obtained by first lifting the transmitter receiver from the base of the phone and thus putting the line in action, while the opposite end may then be utilized for dialing the desired number.

I claim:

1. A tool for the emergency handling of a telephone call comprising an elongated shank, a U-shaped member at the end of the shank having a pair of arms spaced a sufiicient distance to span and grasp the portion of a telephone instrument between the receiver and transmitter, said U-shaped member being in a plane substantially at right angles to the longitudinal extent of said shank and the end of said shank opposite the member end has an extension on the same side of the shank as said member which may provide a leverage for manipulating said member and be of a size to enter the opening in the dial of a telephone.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,667,375 l/l954 Cardinal 294l9 FOREIGN PATENTS 20,149 9/ 1897 Great Britain.

EVON C. BLUNK, Primary Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R. 

